Solon Community School District, Iowa

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Solon Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,523 (2022-2023)
Schools: 4 (2022-2023)
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Solon Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Linn and Johnson counties). During the 2023 school year, 1,523 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

School board

The Solon Community School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Dan Coons
Adam Haluska
Megan Laing
Cassie Rochholz
Tim Brown2008

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,370,000 $904 6%
Local: $10,347,000 $6,830 47%
State: $10,265,000 $6,776 47%
Total: $21,982,000 $14,510
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $17,929,000 $11,834
Total Current Expenditures: $15,573,000 $10,279
Instructional Expenditures: $9,529,000 $6,289 53%
Student and Staff Support: $1,315,000 $867 7%
Administration: $1,536,000 $1,013 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,193,000 $2,107 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $986,000 $650
Construction: $690,000 $455
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $262,000 $172
Interest on Debt: $864,000 $570


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 83 >=50 PS 60-79 40-59 84
2018-2019 84 >=50 PS 40-59 60-79 85
2017-2018 86 >=50 PS >=50 >=80 87
2016-2017 88 PS PS 60-79 >=50 89
2015-2016 90 PS PS 60-79 >=50 91
2014-2015 89 PS >=50 60-79 >=50 90
2013-2014 90 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 90
2012-2013 89 >=50 >=50 >=50 89
2011-2012 86 PS PS >=50 >=50 86
2010-2011 88 PS PS >=50 >=50 88

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 88 >=50 PS 60-79 60-79 89
2018-2019 87 >=50 PS 60-79 60-79 88
2017-2018 87 >=50 PS >=50 60-79 88
2016-2017 89 >=50 PS >=80 >=50 89
2015-2016 89 PS PS 60-79 >=50 90
2014-2015 85 PS >=50 60-79 >=50 85
2013-2014 87 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 87
2012-2013 82 >=50 >=50 >=50 82
2011-2012 81 PS PS >=50 >=50 81
2010-2011 83 PS PS >=50 >=50 84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=95 PS PS >=95
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS >=95
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 >=95 PS PS >=95
2015-2016 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2014-2015 >=95 PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 1,523 0.8
2021-2022 1,511 -0.3
2020-2021 1,515 -0.9
2019-2020 1,529 -0.1
2018-2019 1,531 8.4
2017-2018 1,403 1.1
2016-2017 1,388 2.9
2015-2016 1,348 -1.0
2014-2015 1,362 3.5
2013-2014 1,314 0.6
2012-2013 1,306 0.9
2011-2012 1,294 1.4
2010-2011 1,276 1.8
2009-2010 1,253 -1.4
2008-2009 1,270 2.0
2007-2008 1,244 -0.6
2006-2007 1,252 2.7
2005-2006 1,218 3.2
2004-2005 1,179 1.8
2003-2004 1,158 5.1
2002-2003 1,099 2.2
2001-2002 1,075 2.8
2000-2001 1,045 0.4
1999-2000 1,041 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Solon Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 2.5
Black 0.4 6.8
Hispanic 2.6 12.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.6
Two or More Races 2.7 4.9
White 93.4 72.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Solon Community School District had 96.29 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.82.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.15
Kindergarten: 7.53
Elementary: 52.18
Secondary: 32.43
Total: 96.29

Solon Community School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 3.38
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 6.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 21.92
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 6.80
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.13
Library/Media Support: 4.58
Student Support Services: 2.13
Other Support Services: 29.41


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Solon Community School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Lakeview Elementary488PK-3
Solon High School4759-12
Solon Intermediate2154-5
Solon Middle School3456-8

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